Mikko Hypponen Leaves Anti-Malware Industry to Fight Against Drones – Source: www.securityweek.com

Industry veteran Mikko Hypponen has joined the Finnish anti-drone company Sensofusion as Chief Research Officer (CRO) after more than three decades of fighting malware.

Hypponen made the announcement on Tuesday. The world renowned researcher has served as CRO at F-Secure and WithSecure — F-Secure split into F-Secure and WithSecure in 2022 — for 25 years. 

He previously worked as a researcher at Data Fellows for more than eight years, before it became F-Secure in 1999. 

Hypponen now joins Sensofusion, a Helsinki-based company that specializes in advanced anti-drone systems. The company’s products are used worldwide by military and law enforcement for passive drone detection and response.

“Fighting drones isn’t so different from fighting malware: both are a cat-and-mouse game,” Hypponen said. “We try to detect threats that don’t want to be seen. Our adversaries study our methods and adapt, and we update our defenses in response. I’m bringing decades of expertise to this area, tackling a fight that matters now more than ever.”

“Cyber security continues to be part of my work, and I’ll continue to give public talks and speak at universities alongside my role at Sensofusion,” Hypponen added.

SecurityWeek is keeping tabs on important hiring announcements, promotions, and career achievements within the cybersecurity community in its People on the Move section. 

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